The North News Chandigarh, September 3 Punjab Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian has said the state is grappling with one of its worst floods in recent decades, with more than 1.75 lakh hectares of farmland devastated and 23 districts affected. Mundian said districts including Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Mansa, Ferozepur and Fazilka have […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 3 The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has won the Panjab University Campus Students’ Council (PUCSC) presidency for the first time in the institution’s history. Gaurav Veer Sohal, a research scholar at the University Institute of Legal Studies, secured 3,148 votes, […]
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The North News Tarn Taran, September 3 Punjab Cabinet Ministers Laljit Singh Bhullar and Harbhajan Singh along with senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia, visited flood-prone villages in Tarn Taran on Wednesday to assess vulnerable points along the River Beas. The leaders inspected embankments in Marah and Keeryan villages and interacted with residents […]
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The North News Chandigarh, Septeber 3 Actor Shah Rukh Khan has expressed solidarity with the people of Punjab as the state battles devastating floods. “My heart goes out to those in Punjab impacted by these devastating floods. Sending prayers and strength… The spirit of Punjab shall never break. May God bless them all,” Khan wrote […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 3 Union Minister of Agriculture, Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, will arrive in Amritsar on Wednesday to meet farmers affected by recent floods. The Union Minister is scheduled to interact with farmers before holding a high-level meeting with officials to assess the situation in detail. Chouhan had […]
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The North News Shimla/Chandigarh All schools and colleges in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab will remain closed till September 7 as officials take preventive measures in the wake of heavy rainfall and flooding. In Himachal Pradesh, Secretary (Education) Rakesh Kanwar issued the order after widespread reports of landslides, falling trees, road blockages, power outages cases. Similarly, […]
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New Delhi, September 3 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP, Raghav Chadha, on Wednesday announced sanctioning Rs 3.25 crore from his MPLADS funds, for providing assistance in relief and rehabilitation work in the flood-hit regions of Punjab. The Rajya Sabha MP also issued a video appeal to express solidarity with the people of Punjab, prayed for […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 3 All government, aided, recognised and private schools, colleges, universities and polytechnics in Punjab will remain closed till September 7 due to severe flooding across the state. Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said the order was issued on the direction of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to ensure the safety […]
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The North News Ferozepur, September 2 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has urged the Government of India to revise its compensation norms for natural disasters, calling the current provisions “grossly inadequate” for the scale of destruction caused by the recent floods. Touring flood-hit areas of Ferozepur district by boat, Mann said more than 1,300 […]
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Chandigarh, September 2 Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, whose security was withdrawn by the Mann government a day earlier. In a Facebook video post, he said Punjab Police have booked him under Section 376 in an old case involving his ex-wife. He alleged the Delhi AAP team […]
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